EEpoxy stone inlay bowl.

[Little Festo]

Here's a Black Wattle shallow bowl with a "West's" expoxy Malachite inlay. It looks as thought the crushed powder has become oxidised and seems to have turned a dark green, almost black. The larger pieces of malachite seem to be showing through ok. The bowl is approx 260mm X 75mm finnished with several coats of Danish Oil.



Peter

[ryanarcher]

Beautiful as always!
-Ryan

[PAH1]

Hi Peter

You may find two things with malachite and epoxy.
1. they produce heat as they cure and carbonates are notoriously heat labile (kills them big time) producing Copper oxide which is black.
2. They cure using a reactive mechanism by oxidation, this may lead to the partial decomposition of the carbonate to Copper oxide which is black.

[Slavo]

Nice work Peter. I like the effect - well done.

[Termite]

Hi Peter

You may find two things with malachite and epoxy.
1. they produce heat as they cure and carbonates are notoriously heat labile (kills them big time) producing Copper oxide which is black.
2. They cure using a reactive mechanism by oxidation, this may lead to the partial decomposition of the carbonate to Copper oxide which is black.
Well then Peter, what a beautiful copper oxide/malachite inlay in that lovely bowl of yours. :rolleyes: :D

[AlexS]

Very nice job again Peter. Your experiments with inlays are certainly paying off.

[Harry72]

It certainly adds a big touch of class to the turnings, well done.

[ptc]

D'ont forget the beads.

[Little Festo]

No problems PTC (Peter), I'll be a man on a mission over Easter.

Peter